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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
14 Apr 2017
Antibiotic resistance is one of medicine’s most pressing problems. Now, a team from Korea is tackling this in a unique way: using bacteria to fight bacteria.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
14 Apr 2017
A new adhesive sensor can save patients the discomfort and pain resulting from leaky intravenous drips.
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Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
14 Apr 2017
Synthesizing life-saving pharmaceuticals from natural biomass can be more cost-efficient than traditional methods and produces fewer toxic byproducts.
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Tohoku University
14 Apr 2017
Blood pressure can significantly drop by applying 20 minutes of ultrasound to the forearms of people with type II diabetes and treatment-resistant hypertension, according to Japanese research.
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University
14 Apr 2017
Scientists have identified the gene responsible for generating acylceramide, the key lipid in forming the skin barrier that protects us from pathogens, allergens and other harmful substances. This finding could prove crucial in developing medicines for treating atopic dermatitis and ichthyosis.
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14 Apr 2017
There's just 2 weeks to go until the Asian edition of the Deep Learning Summit and Deep Learning in Finance Summit in Singapore.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
13 Apr 2017
An ultrathin semiconducting sheet showing gas-responsive electronic properties may lead to highly sensitive gas sensors.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
13 Apr 2017
New nano-sized sensors provide unprecedented data on how heat diffuses in and out of living cells.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
13 Apr 2017
A biological sensor can identify and quantify the activity of a little-known class of plant hormones, strigolactones.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
13 Apr 2017
The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel technology of embedding highly conductive nanostructure into semi-conductor nanofiber. The novel composite so produced has superb charge conductivity, and can therefore be widely applied, especially in environmental arena.
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Tohoku University
13 Apr 2017
Researchers have identified a new mineral in the oldest solar system solids from primitive meteorites. They've named it "rubinite" after Dr. Alan E. Rubin, a pioneering cosmochemist at University of California, Los Angeles. Rubinite was officially approved in March 2017 by the International Mineralogical Association.
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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
12 Apr 2017
Astronomers have gotten their first look at exactly where most of today’s stars were born. To do so, they used the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to look at distant galaxies seen as they were some 10 billion years ago.
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Tohoku University
12 Apr 2017
People who consume low-fat milk and yoghurt, rather than whole-fat dairy products, are less likely to have depression, according to researchers in Japan and China.
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Hokkaido University
12 Apr 2017
Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the cultural value of landscapes using geotagged photos shared on a social-networking service. Data obtained with this method could help determine which locations should be used for tourism or targeted for environmental protection.
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
11 Apr 2017
A common language for computer software tools that describes materials at their smallest scale could lead to designing faster and better materials.
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Monash University
11 Apr 2017
Researchers in Malaysia are harnessing properties in tropical microbes to address a variety of environmental, agricultural and aquacultural issues.
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The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
11 Apr 2017
The academic community could help identify loopholes in rules made to ensure fair play and entertaining sporting events.
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Hokkaido University
11 Apr 2017
The Ainu people are the indigenous population of Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril islands. Having suffered a great deal of discrimination in modern history, there have been many recent efforts to preserve Ainu culture and its endangered language.
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Kyoto University
10 Apr 2017
An effective communication approach incorporating computer simulations could help people find practical means to evacuate in the event of a tsunami.
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Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
10 Apr 2017
A new dye might allow researchers to view natural processes in extremely small components of living cells over a prolonged period of time; a previously unattainable feat.
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Hokkaido University
07 Apr 2017
An international research team involving Hokkaido University reveals functions of mouthpart-controlling genes in the development of enlarged mandibles in the stag beetle.
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Hokkaido University
07 Apr 2017
Land snails are generally believed to be ground-dwelling creatures, preferring dark and humid places, like the forest floor, or a suburban garden. So why do we find some species of snails in the tops of trees, where it is relatively light and dry?
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King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
07 Apr 2017
Fast, cost-effective electrochemical platforms show promise for highly-sensitive detection of different strains of influenza and diarrhoea-causing pathogens.
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Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
07 Apr 2017
Screening patients for a gene variant before starting epilepsy treatment could reduce the incidence of life-threatening drug reactions.
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Hokkaido University
07 Apr 2017
Scientists are getting closer to understanding how naked mole rats, the world’s longest living rodent species, avoid cancer, which could lead to safer stem cell therapies for human diseases.
Novel organocatalytic system to selectively generate diastereomers in high yield and selectivity
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
07 Apr 2017
Minimal structural change in catalyst enables stereochemical inversion for the synthesis of amino acid derivatives
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University of Malaya
06 Apr 2017
A hybrid ‘eco-roof’ design in Malaysia combines five existing energy-saving technologies into a single system.
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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
06 Apr 2017
Supermassive black hole winds in a newly discovered class of galaxies are so energetic they suppress future star formation.
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
06 Apr 2017
Social networking sites could be used to monitor and respond to global disease outbreaks.
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University of Malaya
06 Apr 2017
Malaysia has implemented a number of legislative activities over the decade of participation in the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC). NARCC (UM) developed a training program - Smoking Cessation Organizing, Planning and Execution (SCOPE) which is accredited by the Ministry of Health.